Autumn Colors in the Smokies
Date(s): September 14 – November 15
The marvelous colors of autumn actually light up the Smokies for seven weeks or more as the peak elevations move down the mountainsides from the highest elevations to the foothills.
Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Taste of Autumn
Date(s): September 15
Featuring the fare of the area’s finest restaurants and businesses plus live music, the Taste of Autumn returns to the Gatlinburg Convention Center
Location: Gatlinburg Convention Center
Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival
Date(s): September 15 – October 31
Fall decorations, old fashioned hayrides, events, entertainment, and local craft exhibits.
Location: throughout Gatlinburg
Smoky Mountain Trout Tournament
Date(s): September 24 – 25
Description: The 12th Annual Smoky Mountain Trout Tournament is open to adults or children – and equally challenging for both visitors and locals, with multiple categories to be contested in this largest trout tournament in the Smokies.
Oktoberfest at Ober Gatlinburg
Date(s): September 30 – October 31
Description: Ober Gatlinburg is celebrating October with a fantastic festival featuring Bavarian-style food, drink and music, but you don’t have to don your finest lederhosen or dirndls to be a part of the fun.
